Who spends the most on the Florida lottery?

By John Maines, Yiran Zhu and Shiyan Jiang

Who spends the most on the Florida lottery?

Who spends the most on the Florida lottery?

The Florida Lottery set out to pump up sales using new technology, more scratch-off games and diversified advertising. They hit the jackpot. Sales of scratch-off games nearly doubled from $2 billion in 2010 to $3.7 billion in 2015. And while sales rose everywhere, the games were especially popular with the poor.

To see how much the average consumer spent on scratch-off tickets in 2015, hover over a neighborhood or ZIP code.

Who spends the most on the Florida lottery?

The Florida Lottery set out to pump up sales using new technology, more scratch-off games and diversified advertising. They hit the jackpot. Sales of scratch-off games nearly doubled from $2 billion in 2010 to $3.7 billion in 2015. And while sales rose everywhere, the games were especially popular with the poor.

To see how much the average consumer spent on scratch-off tickets in 2015, hover over a neighborhood or ZIP code.